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The other half, which is
roughly 380 acres, is already
within the boundary and was
sold by the Department of
State Lands to a developer. The
tract sits east of SE 27th Street.
A nearly identical bill was
reintroduced this year.
The bill is meant to be a
solution to a development
problem that began more than
a decade ago. In 2009, devel-
oper Shane Lundgren sought
to build an eco-resort in the
Metolius River Basin.
But the state decided to
protect the river basin from
development, and stripped
Lundgren of his development
rights. In exchange he was
given a transferable develop-
ment opportunity to build a
resort somewhere else in the
state.
More than 10 years later,
Lundgren has not been able to
develop anywhere in the state.
So in order to resolve the issue,
Lundgren and Clem came up
with a way to use the develop-
ment opportunity, also known
as a TDO, to bring land into
Bend’s urban growth bound-
ary to build more housing and
all the other amenities that
come with making complete
neighborhoods.
The new council is hoping
to change certain aspects of
the bill to ensure more afford-
able and diverse kinds of hous-
ing will be guaranteed on this
land if the bill passes.
“The prior bill wasn’t good
enough. That’s just my per-
spective,” Broadman said
Tuesday.
The proposed amendments
Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin file
About 260 acres of land outside of this parcel at the corner of 27th Street and Stevens Road, which was
sold by the Department of State Lands to a developer last year, could be brought into Bend’s urban growth
boundary if a bill in Salem passes.
include allowing for more
houses to be built on a given
area of land than is currently
written and giving the city
more control in the construc-
tion of affordable and mid-
dle-income housing, Broad-
man said.
Currently, there is an effort
to have more land directly
given to the city to own, which
means the city could have
more flexibility in who it gives
or sells the land to develop,
and more of a voice to say
what kind of housing should
be developed, Broadman said.
The proposal would dou-
ble the amount of land the city
would get in its control. The
previous agreement, made by
the previous council, would
have made 12.5 acres deed re-
stricted to people making 80%
of the area median income,
which is roughly $78,600.
“It gives the city a lot of op-
tions, whereas without that
control you are hoping a de-
veloper will accomplish that
goal,” he said.
Broadman emphasized the
vision for the whole tract goes
farther than just the 20 or so
acres of land that would be
possibly deed-restricted af-
fordable housing. The goal is
to have a diverse mix of hous-
ing, ranging from “missing
middle” housing for people
who work in professions like
law enforcement and health
care and still can’t afford
homes, to permanent support-
ive housing and shelters.
“We’re not going to put
more people here with Cali-
fornia-style sprawl,” he said.
“We need to honor the land
available and one of the ways
you do that is making sure
there’s open space and mak-
ing sure the houses are denser,
and making sure these are 10-
15 minute neighborhoods...
where you don’t have to drive a
car with every trip out of your
house.”
Central Oregon LandWatch,
a land use and environmen-
tal nonprofit organization,
also expressed reservations
about the current draft of the
bill. Rory Isbell, a staff attor-
ney with LandWatch, said the
group had not yet seen the
city’s proposed amendments,
but emphasized that in or-
der for this deal to work the
percentage of land dedicated
to low and moderate income
housing should be “greatly in-
creased.”
“Currently, the bill requires
only 12.5 acres to be affordable
for people making 80-120%
of area median income. As
this is public land and a rare
opportunity to provide sub-
sidized affordable housing,
LandWatch believes that at
least 50% of the acreage des-
ignated for housing should be
affordable for people making
50% of area median income,”
Isbell wrote in an email. “No
similar opportunity to provide
affordable housing for Bend’s
neediest residents is likely on
the horizon, and if this bill is
to pass, the City should take
fullest advantage of this op-
portunity.”
Some, like Karon Johnson of
the Old Farm Neighborhood
Association, object to the bill,
saying that it sets a bad prec-
edent for skirting the state’s
land use system designed to
prevent sprawl.
She questions whether Bend
actually needs the 260 acres of
land, and what the rush is to
get it into the urban growth
boundary if the city is plan-
ning to launch another urban
growth boundary expansion
process anyway.
“To me, it’s kind of a red
herring,” said Johnson, who
said she is a former prosecu-
tor. “You look at this and it’s so
confusing, but the city wants
this land and so they say ‘Oh
this looks fair.’”
Johnson is also dubious of
how the TDO, or development
opportunity, became a way to
expand Bend’s growth bound-
ary, and argues that Bend is
ceding too much control of its
land use planning to the Leg-
islature.
Broadman said Johnson is
basing her opinion on a ver-
sion of the bill that will likely
be changed, but also argued
that the city will have plenty of
control over the land use plan-
ning process.
“The city has expressed
loudly and clearly that we need
more affordable housing. If we
can do that and save millions
of dollars in the planning pro-
cess we would normally take...I
think we can accomplish all of
our goals,” Broadman said.
Erik Kancler, the city’s lob-
byist in Salem, said the ac-
tions in the bill can only move
forward if the city agrees to
the conditions, even if the bill
passes the Legislature.
“There is no way we would
have supported the legislation
in the February session if the
state was determining the out-
come and if the state was the
authority to make the determi-
nation,” Kancler said.
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OBITUARY
LUIS PALAU • 1934-2021
International evangelical pastor
from Portland dies from cancer
BY GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press
PORTLAND — Luis Palau,
an evangelical pastor who was
born in Argentina and went on
to work with Billy Graham be-
fore establishing his own pow-
erhouse international ministry,
died Thursday. He was 86.
The Luis Palau Association
said he died at his home in
Portland. He had announced
in January 2018 that he had
been diagnosed with terminal
lung cancer.
“It is with a mixture of sad-
ness and joy that we share with
you that Dad passed away early
this morning. He died sud-
denly and very peacefully, just
as he had hoped,” his family
said in a statement Thursday.
“This is hard news, but Luis is
experiencing the beauty of the
Lord face to face.”
Born to an affluent family in
Buenos Aires, Palau rose from
obscurity to become one of the
most well-known international
Christian evangelists. Over a
career that spanned more than
half a century, he authored 50
books and addressed 30 mil-
lion people in 75 countries at
evangelical “festivals” that were
his modern-day take on the
more traditional crusades that
boosted his mentor and idol,
Graham, to fame.
“In many ways, I feel the
Lord has much more in store
for me. Yet whatever tomor-
row holds — I’m completely
at peace. Both Patricia and I
are,” he wrote to his follow-
ers after the diagnosis. “As
we look back, we praise the
Lord. Fifty-seven years of mar-
Marianne Armshaw/AP file
Evangelist Luis Palau, who was
born in Argentina and went on to
work as Billy Graham’s Spanish in-
terpreter before establishing his
own international ministry, died
Thursday in Portland. He was 86.
riage. How many places we’ve
been. How many people we’ve
reached with the Gospel.”
His radio programs, in-
cluding the international
Spanish-language “Luis Palau
Responde,” are broadcast on
3,500 stations in 48 countries,
and his Portland-based Luis
Palau Association organizes
dozens of events each year on
five continents.
The vastness of his evangel-
ical empire, especially among
Spanish-speaking faithful, long
ago earned him the nickname
the “Billy Graham of Latin
America.” A decade ago, Palau
began transferring day-to-day
operations of that empire to
three of his four sons, includ-
ing one who is now an inter-
national evangelist in his own
right.
“Everything is ready, so if the
Lord wants to take me home
... I’m ready,” he said in a Janu-
ary 2018 video to his followers.
“I’ve preached about heaven ...
and I’ve often preached about
the second coming and the res-
urrection, and now, it’s reality
for me.”
Palau moved to Oregon in
1960 to attend the Multnomah
School of the Bible in Port-
land and met his future wife,
a fellow Bible school student
named Pat. The couple mar-
ried in 1961 and had four sons,
building their early family life
around missionary work.
Palau interned with Graham
in 1962 during a crusade in
Fresno, California, and served
as Graham’s Spanish-language
interpreter during crusades in
South and Central America in
the 1960s.
Cheri Lee DeGree- Lit-
tle of Redmond, OR
Feb 5, 1949 - March 7,
2021
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Justin Douglas Ward
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July 17, 1977 - March 7,
2021
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John P. Vanderheiden, M.D.
May 6, 1937 - March 4, 2021
John passed away peacefully in his home on
March 4, 2021 aft er a lengthy illness.
John Peter Vanderheiden was born in David City,
Nebraska on May 6, 1937, the day the Hindenburg
crashed, as he liked to tell people. John’s early
experiences on a farm insti lled a love of biology
and all forms of engineering. He died on March 4,
2021 in Bend, Oregon. He was preceded in death
by his parents, Francis and Frances Vanderheiden,
his stepmother, Marjorie Kovar Vanderheiden,
his brother, Francis (Frank) Vanderheiden,
niece, Mary Vanderheiden, and his brother-in-
law Joe Chase. He is survived by his wife of 55
years, Marita Vanderheiden of Bend, Oregon,
his sisters, Mary Chase of Omaha, Nebraska and
Anne Cunningham, spouse Ron, of West Linn,
Oregon, many loving nieces and nephews, his
children, Sean Vanderheiden of Tigard, Oregon,
Steven Vanderheiden, spouse Janet Donavan, of Boulder, Colorado, Ann Vanderheiden,
spouse Jason Jones, of Wilsonville, Oregon, and Scott Vanderheiden, spouse Katherine, of
Kirkland, Washington, and his beloved grandchildren, Madeleine and Sophie Vanderheiden
of Kirkland, Washington, Evan and Nolan Jones of Wilsonville, Oregon, and Tyler and Blake
Vanderheiden of Boulder, Colorado.
John was a self-described “country kid” with an inexhausti ble DIY spirit. Throughout his
life, he acted the part of woodworker, house-builder, plumber, logger, electronics-fi xer,
seamstress, furniture-builder, and more. He graduated from high school at 16, and began
his studies in veterinary medicine at Iowa State University, att ending quarters while taking
ti me off to help with farming. He enlisted in the Army and eventually was stati oned at
Fort Bragg, working as a lab tech. Aft er military service, he was accepted into Creighton
University School of Medicine.
While at Creighton, he met his future bride when she agreed to be his bridge date, even
though she secretly had no idea how to play. She was a quick study, and they enjoyed
listening to music at a piano bar at the airport, and of course, many more years of bridge.
They went on a camping honeymoon to the west coast, and they fell in love with the
Pacifi c Northwest, and especially Bend, Oregon. He fulfi lled his dream of living there in his
reti rement. Aft er completi ng a General Surgery Residency, he practi ced General Surgery
in Fort Dodge, Iowa for three years. An opportunity opened up in the Northwest, and the
growing family moved to Coos Bay, Oregon for the next 30 years. Enjoying the coast and
avoiding the cold, snowy weather of the Midwest was uppermost in his mind. However,
the Oregon Coast had several meaningful snow episodes while they were living there. The
lure of skiing and love of Central Oregon was reawakened, prompti ng the move to Bend in
2003, aft er his reti rement.
Soon, his family grew with marriages and the wonderful grandchildren. They are the
blessings of John and Marita’s life. The family enjoyed the Central Oregon lifestyle, including
skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, playing bridge, and enjoying the sunny, warm summers and
the snowy winters. He will be remembered most as an honest, humble man of integrity,
and for his lifelong love and commitment to his family.
Services: A funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, March 11 at 10:00 AM at St. Francis of
Assisi Catholic Church at 2450 NE 27th Street Bend, Oregon 97701. A rosary will take place
prior to Mass in the church. Gravesite services will follow. The Mass will be livestreamed
at www.stf rancisbend.org.
A Celebrati on of Life for Dr. John Vanderheiden will be held at a later date.
Baird Funeral Homes is honored to serve the family. 541-382-0903. Please visit the online
registry for the family at www.bairdfh .com.
Contributi ons may be made to: Partners in Care Hospice of Bend 2075 NE Wyatt Court
Bend, Oregon 97701 www.partnersbend.org/donati on.
St. Francis of Assisi for the restorati on of the historic church 2450 NE 27th Street Bend,
Oregon 97701 www.giving.parishsoft .com/App/Giving/sain2450195.
Mt. Bachelor Sports and Educati on Foundati on (MBSEF) 2765 NW Lola Drive
Bend, Oregon 97703 www.mbsef.org.